Interest Bearing Notes is a product of the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World Bank’s Development Research Group. It reports on research by the team, as well as non-World Bank research...
This report (Bulgaria Country Report) aims to provide recommendations for improving the framework for supporting distressed businesses in Bulgaria. It aims to: (i) assess the current legal and regulatory...
The objective of the report is to provide practical guidance to the Romanian government in identifying and implementing changes to the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) system aimed at improving agile...
This report has been delivered under the Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement on “Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) III: Strengthening the Capacity of the Romanian Administration to Carry Out Impact...
This report has been delivered under the Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement on “Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) III: Strengthening the Capacity of the Romanian Administration to Carry Out Impact...
This report constitutes the first annual stock take of Romania’s initiatives and progress on regulatory governance. This first report is focused particularly on results and efforts related to Regulatory...
This report has been delivered under the Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement on “Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) III: Strengthening the Capacity of the Romanian Administration to Carry Out Impact...
Economic activity has been weighed down by compounding structural challenges, persistent macroeconomic instability, and a deteriorating external environment. GDP growth is estimated at 2.7 percent for...
The average operating capacity of all firms remained stable at 59 percent. The Kyat depreciation against US dollar remained an operational concern for 75 percent of firms. Prices continued to rise, with...
The World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) department aims to transform development practice through high-quality, actionable research that meets the needs of governments and practitioners...
This paper introduces and provides a descriptive analysis of data from more than 15,000 detailed interviews of representative samples of informal businesses operating in 24 cities across seven countries...
Economies that are suffering from fragility, conflict and violence (three distinct yet interconnected elements of FCS) confront intractable poverty, and faltering growth – missing out on development objectives...
Survey results from March 2022 show a continued stabilization of the business environment. The reported decline in profits since January 2021 (on average across all firms) narrowed to 31 percent, a marked...